Exploratory analysis of long-term suppressive therapy with dalbavancin in ventricular assist device infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract To analyze dalbavancin’s potential for long-term suppressive therapy in patients with infected ventricular assist devices (VAD), the VAD register of Heidelberg University Hospital was searched for patients who received dalbavancin for long-term suppression therapy. Clinical data, laboratory...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Benedict Morath, Sabrina Klein, Ute Chiriac, Yvonne Müller, Lisa Koeppel, Otto Frey, Heike Lanzinger, Philipp Schlegel, Sonja Hamed, Dennis Nurjadi, Philipp Ehlermann, Matthias Karck, Anna L. Meyer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Dalbavancin Ventricular assist device Staphylococcus aureus Persistent infection
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99112-7